Houzz Tour: Victorian house with a basement conversion in Bayswater

Houzz Tour: Victorian house with a basement conversion in Bayswater - Living in a Victorian three-storey house and renting the basement flat logical when these owners were just a couple. But as they embarked on family life, the idea of ​​recovering the basement space to create a large house hold, and before they knew it they had not sought help from the architect Felix von Bechtolsheim and designer Clare Gaskin inside to merge the properties and extend to the back, too.

Because the family had been living in the main house, Clare was a lot of existing furniture to work with and wanted to design the space to reflect the personality of the couple and their love of travel and the arts. "I enjoyed using their products - it gave me a starting block," Clare said.

The designer and architect gave the back of the house a different feel to the front. "We wanted light and contemporary, Clare said," particularly to bring daylight into the basement. They went to a large glass wall covering floors lower and upper floor, and the creation of the spacious feel the couple had desired.

Clare Gaskin

Houzz at a Glance
Who lives here A family of four
Location Bayswater, London
Size 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms
interior designer Clare Clare Gaskin Gaskin Interiors
Architect Felix von Bechtolsheim

A quiet study adjoins the upper lounge on the ground floor. The difficulty with the houses where the lower floor contains an open plan kitchen-dining room and lounge area is the upper ground tends to become a bit of a space walk-through, and held at Clare avoid this. "I wanted to give for this purpose and identity room," she says.

As the mother sometimes works at home, it was important that it was an area that could cut the rest of the house. "It was not a place where pleasure is a key element of functionality, Clare said.

curtain fabric, Nina Campbell.

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Clare Gaskin

The carpentry was designed by Clare announced. There are four different libraries in the room, all very similar, but with slightly varying depths. "They all have different objectives within -some have internal suspension for hanging files, others have shelves, she said. "We wanted to keep the symmetry of the bay window, and the couple of storage required for their paperwork."

Clare painted woodwork a slightly darker shade than the walls to define libraries and bring out that characteristics . "His style echoes a traditional style in terms of groove on the ends. I wanted it more like a period piece where the joinery is darker, "she says. While the space is indeed very convenient, it also needs to be "a little adult and impressive" as all drinks with friends would probably be held here.

Walls painted Slate II, Painting and paper library. Slate V painted woodwork, painting and paper library.

Clare Gaskin

While customers have contemporary taste, they had ancient traditional pieces they wanted to integrate. "He helped bring their personality through, Clare said.

A staircase to the right leads to the bedrooms, with another staircase leading to slightly separate the lower floor open space.

Clare Gaskin

Extension of the ground -from floor in a gallery space of the mezzanine gives it a contemporary and very special feeling. It also allows light to flood the two floors, and is a beautiful interaction between spaces.

It is further input on this floor, right beyond the hangers. Clare foresaw that it would be entering the family typically would use, she created a corridor space with room for hanging coats

Hutch. dining table; chairs, all SAGA Dining by Christophe Delcourt of Roche Bobois.

Clare Gaskin

Clare has worked closely with the architect and friend Felix von Bechtolsheim in the design of the lower floor. "It was a discussion on how to balance and compensate for the different elements," she says. "We wanted to let in as much light as possible without it being just a large glass wall."

The wood paired with white gives it that fresh edge while keeping warm and not too impersonal. The pendant light is Secto. "I just love what they do with light - the interaction with the grating style and what is done to the wall," says Clare.

pendant light Secto to Skandium.

Clare Gaskin

kitchen Eggersmann company was responsible for the construction of the kitchen, in collaboration with the designer and architect.

I wanted for them not to have an all white kitchen, "Clare said. "I wanted to use the walnut to warm it and give it a bit of character, but drown everything can be quite heavy." A mix between the two proved the perfect compromise. The aesthetic is elegant and light, but well balanced by the island heavier. It is all about contrast. "The flat, smooth texture units with the natural grain of the wood gives the space a personality that suits those clients, she said

Clare Gaskin

a landscape gardener designed and planted the garden. "There is a big wall to the rear garden and because we have installed glass doors we had to do something with the outside wall to make it interesting, says Clare. white painting and adding sculptural shrubs makes for a beautiful view.

the lamps suspended above the kitchen island show something of the personality of the mother "I'm really keen on these lights," says Clare, 'and showed him the different finishes She said.. " Why can not we have one of each? "" And they did.

Suspensions, Tom Dixon. Worktop, Divinity White Diresco. Cabinets, Eggersmann. Refrigerator, Fisher & Paykel. Extractor, Gutmann. Sink, Franke. Taps Dornbracht.

Clare Gaskin

just beyond the kitchen is the family room. Storage is the key here to enable stowed away toys so it could also be used by parents. "They wanted it to be fun, and work for both parents and children," says Clare. "I wanted it to be fun, but not specifically kiddy, because I did not lock the space in their ages at the moment."

blind fabric by Christian Lacroix, Designers Guild. Painted walls Slate II, Painting and paper library.

Clare Gaskin

up two flights of stairs is the master bedroom with bathroom, a guest bedroom and another bathroom. The couple wanted to create a walk-in closet space in the master bedroom, which was a challenge given the proportions of the room.

Clare and Felix designed and constructed with a partition wall hanging space on the other side. There was some apprehension on the establishment of the dividing wall, as it could block some of the light, but it was the only way to give the couple the storage they wanted and in the end, he has worked. "You should not look at the clothes, and you do not need large bulky doors, which would have been too much space," Clare said.

To maintain high levels of light, Clare choose metallic wallpaper to reflect light and give the room a luxury hotel feeling

Wallpaper. blind fabric, both Romo. Inset border blind fabric Designers Guild.

Clare Gaskin

a deep buttoned headboard gives a luxurious feel to the room to complete the wallpaper. On one side is shelving, providing space for books and other trinkets. There are also two independent cabinet foot of the bed to give extra storage space torque for special clothing.

bed, Feather and Black. light Pendant, Graham & Green. Tito reading lamps, lighting Cube.

Clare Gaskin

the couple wanted to recreate the feeling of luxury to the upscale, so the continuity between the bedroom and bathroom was the key. "They wanted a place where they could really relax and have a long bath, Clare said.

There are no natural light in the bathroom when the door is closed, so go for a shimmery look into not only makes tiles echo the wallpaper of the room, he also helped to bounce light around. The glass mosaics also add to the feeling of opulence.

wall and floor tiles, Casamood. Bath, Bette at QS Supplies. shower, shower lab. Valves, Hansg Rohe. Dimity painted walls, Farrow & Ball.

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Clare Gaskin

in the guest room on the same floor as the master bedroom, the couple wanted something very practice that was both a little fun and not too specific. "It's a very small space and, because of the structure of the piece, there was a natural space where we installed shelves, which doubles as a bedside table, too, 'said Clare. "We just wanted to add a little color without spending too much time or money on space," she adds.

Light, Graham & Green. blind and fabric cushion, Howard Hodgkin at Designers Guild. Duvet, Ikea.

Clare Gaskin

the second bathroom on this floor is visible from the hallway you enter the house on the ground floor. Clare realized the room would be seen frequently, the door would not stay closed all the time, so she wanted to do something bold. "It's like you have a bit of artwork on the wall, she said. "I was watching a wallpaper with more color, but thought it would be a bit much. I love this monochromatic print.

Wallpaper, Cole & Son. Toilets, Laufen. shower, Merlyn.

Clare Gaskin

until a new flight of stairs are two bedrooms for children and a family bathroom. "The idea here is that the wall can be used as a small art gallery for children as they grow older," Clare said. It is away from the rest of the house, and the neutral color of the carpet and walls, the space can easily be updated as children get older.

fabric blind, Linwood fabrics TM Interiors.

Clare Gaskin

for one of their children, parents wanted to go with a pink background. They had many parts, such as toys and bed, and decided to keep them. "We wanted there to be some continuity for the children while the house went through the transformation," says Clare.

blind fabric Sandberg. Walls painted pink Middleton Farrow & Ball.

Clare Gaskin

in the second bedroom, Clare went for a blue scheme. "I took a blue-gray that is quite clever and works well with the light in the room, she said. They kept most of the existing furniture as well.

blind fabric Schumacher. Walls painted in borrowed light, Farrow & Ball.

Clare Gaskin

for the family bathroom children share, Clare decided to have a little more fun. The water screen is whimsical without being on top, and electric blue cabinets injected some vigor into space.

Kaj wallpaper, Sandberg Jane Clayton. Painting, color matched to a blue radiator Bisque. Basin Laufen.

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